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RNS Number : 4819G  Bank of America Merrill Lynch  01 October 2024

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 1.  KEY INFORMATION

 (a)  Name of exempt principal trader:                                        Merrill Lynch International
 (b)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                            RIGHTMOVE PLC

 relevant securities this form relates:
    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is    REA GROUP LTD
    connected:
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                30/09/2024
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                        YES

 exempt principal trader making disclosures in
If YES, specify which:

 respect of any other party to this offer?
(REA GROUP LTD)
    If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Merrill Lynch International

 (b)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

relevant securities this form relates:
      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

RIGHTMOVE PLC

 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
      connected:

REA GROUP LTD

 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:

30/09/2024

 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the

exempt principal trader making disclosures in

respect of any other party to this offer?
      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(REA GROUP LTD)

 

 2.  DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class

of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

 (a)  Purchases and sales

 Class of relevant security  Purchases/  Total number of securities  Highest price              Lowest price

sales
per unit
per unit

paid/received
paid/received
 0.1p ordinary               Purchase    861,227                     6.491 GBP                  6 GBP
 0.1p ordinary               Sale        3,063,821                   6.488 GBP                  5.999 GBP

 

 (b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions

 Class of            Product description   Nature of dealing                            Number of reference securities  Price per unit

relevant security
e.g. CFD
e.g. opening/closing a

long/short position, increasing/reducing a

long/short position
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     4,797                           6.489 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     7,717                           6.175 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    15                              7.711 EUR
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     7,056                           7.711 EUR
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a long position                      138                             6.287 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     3,075                           6.175 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short position                     2,451                           6.323 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    2,920                           5.999 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    120                             6.287 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     13                              6.211 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     14,747                          6.489 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     21,714                          6.489 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    14                              6.488 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    17,466                          5.999 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    988                             6.106 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    5,972                           6.283 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    20,710                          6.488 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    7,615                           6.036 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     689                             6.169 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    2,451                           6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    57,333                          6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,012                           6.144 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    54                              6.135 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     558                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  122                             6.316 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    113                             6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,282                           6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    469                             6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,633                           6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    831                             6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    587                             6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    885                             6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    3,608                           6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    265                             6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    96                              6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    84                              6.204 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a long position                      617                             6.151 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  253                             6.181 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,743                           6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,825                           6.144 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    9,105                           6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    745                             6.447 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,864                           6.447 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,248                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    27,143                          6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Long Position                      191                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     198                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    2                               6.144 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     253                             6.151 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Long Position                      16,661                          6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    13,869                          6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    21,125                          6.135 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    218,070                         6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a long position                      837                             6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Long Position                      343                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    458                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    270                             6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    5,553                           6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,133                           6.204 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     276                             6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   670                             6.126 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    76                              6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    708                             6.144 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  2,203                           6.484 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,604                           6.152 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   790                             6.181 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  13,869                          6.172 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  32,171                          6.364 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    10,392                          6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     1,193                           6.169 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    332                             6.158 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    774                             6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    905                             6.164 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  53                              6.296 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    2,548                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    459                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    339                             6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    345                             6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    295                             6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,630                           6.144 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    89                              6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     5,647                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     790                             6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     23,913                          6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    3,608                           6.169 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    563                             6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    197                             6.234 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  1,434                           6.246 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  56                              6.491 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  62                              6.472 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    3,123                           6.152 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,604                           6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    831                             6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,633                           6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     1,701                           6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    97,619                          6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,926                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Closing a Short Position                     7,600                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    28,920                          6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   251                             6.135 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,316                           6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   1,257                           6.18 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  4,000                           6.072 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,181                           6.152 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    617                             6.148 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    4,778                           6.235 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    2,569                           6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    312                             6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a long position                      5,213                           6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   20,987                          6.235 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a long position                   790,335                         6.181 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Opening a Short position                     755,274                         6 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    1,149                           6.087 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    3,773                           6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    869                             6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    14,200                          6.162 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    869                             6.204 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  1,890                           6.216 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  28,795                          6.078 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Increasing a short position                  21,944                          6.487 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    22,000                          6.174 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a long position                     11,800                          6.438 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    5,980                           6.168 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    13,000                          6.152 GBP
 0.1p ordinary       Swaps - Equity Swaps  Reducing a short position                    4,000                           6.164 GBP

 

 (c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Class               Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number                               Exercise   Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

of
of
price
e.g. American, European etc.

relevant security
securities to which option relates
per unit
 N/A                 N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                  N/A        N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

 (ii)  Exercise

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/  Number of    Exercise Price per

e.g. call option
exercised
securities
unit

against
 N/A                         N/A                  N/A          N/A          N/A

 

 (d)  Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

e.g. subscription, conversion
 N/A                         N/A                             N/A      N/A

 

 3.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

 (a)  Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
 understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
 be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the
 disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a
 party to the offer:
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there
 are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
 None

 

 (b)  Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
 between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person
 relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
 None

 

 Date of disclosure:  01/10/2024
 Contact name:        Frank Lui
 Telephone number:    +44207 996 6418

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information

Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's

dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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